The Queensland Reds development side was bolstered by tries to Rod Davies, Sam Denny and Rex Tapuai. Jono Lance kicked three conversions and a penalty goal.

Reds College XV also featured 2012 Australian Under-20 representative Curtis Browning, who captained the Queensland side on the weekend, along with scrumhalf, Nigel Genia, younger brother of Qantas Wallabies scrumhalf Will Genia.

The other game scheduled for round one was to feature the HSBC Waratahs A Team hosting the Fiji Warriors in a curtain raiser at Allianz Stadium on Friday, but was called off due to inclement weather.

Round two of the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup kicks off Thursday when Australian Rugby Union’s Sydney-based Academy faces Samoa A at Eastwood’s TG Milner Oval at 4:00pm.

The ARU’s Brisbane-based Academy side will take on Fiji A at Ballymore at 6:00pm on Thursday.

The only Super Rugby development side featuring in round two is the ACT XV, which takes on Tonga A at Vikings Park in Canberra at 4:30pm Thursday.

The IRB Pacific Rugby Cup features development teams from Tonga, Fiji, Samoa, and for the first time this year Japan, who all play three matches in Australia before travelling to New Zealand to for a further three matches.

Each of the four teams play against Australian and New Zealand Super Rugby development teams and academies in the respective host countries.

The Australian leg of the tour features Australian Rugby Union National Academy sides, as well as development teams from all five Australian Super Rugby sides.

The three Pacific Island nations will head across the Tasman following their final games in Australia on Tuesday 12 March to take on the New Zealand Development sides.

Junior Japan will stay on in Australia to complete their tour and the Australian leg of the tournament with their final game scheduled for Saturday 23 March at Griffith Oval in Canberra when they take on the Sydney Academy.

The tournament sits one level below the Pacific Nations Cup and is a key Rugby development pathway for the participating nations. The tournament is funded by the IRB and is geared at exposing developing players to higher levels of competition each year.

The 2013 Pacific Rugby Cup champions will be determined by points accumulated across the tournaments in Australia and New Zealand, and the final round played prior to the northern hemisphere Test window.

2013 IRB Pacific Rugby Cup tournament schedule – Australian leg

DATE

TEAM

TEAM

VENUE

KICK-OFF

1-Mar

HSBC Waratah A Team

v

Fiji A

Allianz Stadium, Sydney

POSTPONED

1-Mar

ACT XV 58

def

Samoa A 19

Vikings Park, Canberra

6:00pm

2-Mar

Reds College XV 24

def

Tonga A 3

Ballymore, Brisbane

3:00pm

7-Mar

Brisbane Academy

v

Fiji A

Ballymore, Brisbane

6:00pm

7-Mar

Sydney Academy

v

Samoa A

TG Milner Oval, Sydney

4:00pm

7-Mar

ACT XV

v

Tonga A

Vikings Park, Canberra

4:30pm

12-Mar

Brisbane Academy

v

Japan

Ballymore, Brisbane

6:00pm

12-Mar

Emirates Western Force A

v

Samoa A

Ballymore, Brisbane

4:00pm

12-Mar

Rebel Rising

v

Fiji A

Harlequins RC, Melbourne

6:00pm

12-Mar

Sydney Academy

v

Tonga A

TG Milner Oval, Sydney

4:00pm

18-Mar

Reds College XV

v

Japan

Ballymore, Brisbane

6:00pm

23-Mar

Sydney Academy

v

Japan

Griffith Oval, Canberra

4:00pm

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